UCI vs UCSB Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UCSB has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,742) than UCI ($45,014).
It is harder to admit to UCI than UCSB.
UCI has more students with 35,937 students while UCSB has 26,420 students.
UCSB has a lower number of students per faculty with 17 to 1 while UCI's ratio is 18 to 1.
UCI has more full-time faculties with 2,125 faculties while UCSB has 1,097 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of California-Irvine and University of California-Santa Barbara.

UCI	vs.	UCSB
Irvine, California	Location	Santa Barbara, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$14,237 Out-Of-State$45,014	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,965 Out-Of-State$45,742
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$18,266	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,654

26.00 %	Acceptance Rates	28.00 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
86 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
91 %	Retention Rate	92 %
35,937	Student Population	26,420
2,125	Number of Faculties	1,097
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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UCI vs UCSB

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